Ahmed Al-Qadri ( ar, أحمد القادري; 1956 – 3 September 2020) was a Syrian

agricultural engineer Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical enginee ...

and politician. He held the position of Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform from February 2013 until August 2020 within the

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, or cabinet, of

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Wael Nader al-Halqi Wael Nader Al-Halqi ( ar, وائل نادر الحلقي, Wāʾil Nādir al-Ḥalqī; born 4 February 1964) is a Syrian politician who was Prime Minister of Syria from 2012 to 2016. Previously he was Minister of Health from 2011 to 2012. He was a ...

and

Imad Khamis Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis ( ar, عماد محمد ديب خميس, ʿImād Muḥammad Dīb Khamīs; born 1 August 1961) is a Syrian politician who was Prime Minister of Syria from 2016 to 2020 under President Bashar al-Assad. Previously, he was ...

. Ahmed Al-Qadri died from

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during the

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Al Assad University Hospital Al Assad University Hospital ( ar, مستشفى الأسد الجامعي) in Damascus is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Syria. It was founded in 1988 and is run by the Ministry of Higher Education. The hospital is affiliated with Damascu ...

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on 3 September 2020. He was the first Syrian government official to die from COVID-19 during the pandemic in Syria.

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